Stephen Roche, twenty five years later

1987 was an annus mirabilis for Stephen Roche, one of a wave of world class Irish athletes that rose to fame that decade. He won the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championship road race. The only other rider to have accomplished this feat, know as the 'triple crown', is Eddy Merckx. Roche has a new book out called 'Born To Ride' and talks about his life in cycling, winning the triple crown, as well as his thoughts on today's peloton, the scourge of doping and his own implication in an EPO doping conspiracy. His new autobiography, Born to Ride, is out now, published by Yellow Jersey Press. Continue reading →